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- 1571: Creative Writing: St. Valentine's Day Massacre
- ... Miami and to proclaim love for his family. Nor did he project the image of a misfit or a loner, he played the part of a self-made millionaire who could show those Wall Street big shots a thing or two about doing business in America. No one was indifferent to Capone; everyone had an opinion about him...." Capone reveled in his new found celebrity status and used Damon Runyon as ... to a feast so lavish. Their dark Sicilian faces were flushed as they gorged on the rich, pungent food, washing it down with liters of red wine. At the head of the table, Capone, his big white teeth flashing in an ear-to-ear smile, oozing affability, proposed toast after toast to the trio. Saluto, Scalise! Saluto, Anselmi! Saluto, Giunta! "When, long after midnight, the last morsel had been devoured and ...
- 1572: Theodore Roosevelt: Twenty-Sixth President 1901-1909
- ... spent much of the next two years on his ranch in the Badlands of Dakota Territory. There he slowly got over the loss of his wife as he lived in the saddle, driving cattle, hunting big game, and even capturing an outlaw. He returned east in the fall of 1886 to run for mayor of New York against Congressman Abram S. Hewitt and the economist Henry George. Hewitt, a Democrat, won ... Roosevelt saw himself as the representative of all the people, farmers, laborers, and white collar workers, and for seven and one-half years he worked to balance their interests. He worked hardest, however, toward bringing big business under stronger regulation. Despite Roosevelt's past glorification of war, his foreign policy while president was prudent and realistic. Roosevelt's most disputed actions involved Panama. He had recognized a canal's importance to ...
- 1573: Beowulf
- ... They relied uon their leaders to be strong, confident, and devoted. If the leaders were strong, they could defeat the negative things they encountered. Physical prowess and strength brought about confidence which also played a big role in a leader's success. A man without confidence caused doubt within his people, and the doubts often became realites. Finally, devotion to his people set the Anglo-Saxon leader apart form the common ... stand his ground for them and accept only victory over foes. All of these characteristics were invulnerable to the warrior tribes of the Anglo-Saxon Period. Throughout Beowulf, the folk hero is described as a big, strong muscular man. He had the stregth to kill Grendel and his mother. His people saw that he was strong, and they relied upon him for protection. Beowulf did himself what a number of "weaker ...
- 1574: The Life of Kurt Vonnegut
- ... person of European extraction and I, a writer, had been present. I had to say something" ("The Biography of Kurt Vonnegut"). Vonnegut was also quoted as saying "the Dresden book wouldn't have been as big a deal if it wasn't so popular." I think that the book wouldn't have been a big deal if it had come out in the late 40's up to the late 50's instead of when it did. Timing of the book was perfect for this book. Young People wanted a ...
- 1575: Personal Writing: About Me
- ... with the cows and chickens. Farm animals are only one type of animal I adore. I own three dogs, a bird and two degu, (which are like hamsters). I just love any type of animal, big or small. Their eyes are so innocent and their hearts are filled with love. They dont judge by looks or grades, but solely on the size of your heart. I get very downhearted and ... my crazy but when I see an animal being hurt I cry more than if a human were getting hurt. They cannot defend themselves or tell anyone when they are in pain; which is a big influence on my career choice. I want to become a veterinarian when I am older. To help the helpless would be very rewarding for me. I have researched many schools and Im going to ...
- 1576: Pliable Reality
- ... seemed to hug him. He thought to himself "Man I need one of these for home." He rolled over the bed and walked to the window. All he could see was the moon bright and big as ever. He glanced to his left and saw a bookcase, he liked to read so he walked over to it. He picked a book that he liked and sat down to read. He was past the first chapter when heard, at first seemed to be a soft scratch, then "SCRATCH!!!" He looked around trying to see were it had come from. "Must have some big rats in this place!!" he thought. He continued to read, he had only gotten two pages when "SCRATCH!!" This scratch was followed by a single whimper "Help...". He thought he was hearing things and decided ...
- 1577: The Night
- ... will u go in my little brothers room and get his stereo so we can listen to it outside? I replied sure thing! As I get the stereo out the back door, I see a big cloud of smoke above the chairs circled around the table. Thats when it all really started, Scott pulled out a joint, lit it up, and started smoking it. After a couple kids hit it, one ... and it will hit you harder. I puffed on this joint a couple of times and then passed it on. Then out of nowhere someone handed me a bottle of Jack Daniels. I tipped the big, thick, glass bottle up to my lips and took a drank. It heated up my mouth and throat, as if it was on fire. I took a couple more swigs and passed that on too ...
- 1578: The Work of Stephen King
- ... of the ways we walk our imagination" (King 218). King takes ordinary emotional situations and translates them into violent tales of vampires and ghosts. "You never have to ask yourself who's afraid of the big bad wolf?--You are" (Yarbro 220). "King has a talent for raising fear from dormancy. He knows how to activate our primal fears" (Nolan 222). Where does he get these fears? His own personal fears ... plots. Don Herron(219) doubts whether "the majority of fans or even his most intelligent critics read him for deep meaning. King has even referred to his own work as "the literary equivalent of a Big Mac and a large fries from McDonald's"(King 222). King's writing style and utilization of unique characters are what make his books. The form in which his books are written is what grabs ...
- 1579: The Internet Revolution
- ... on the mouse and the numbers change. Some internet companies have never seen their customers and yet some traditional retailers have not yet acknowledged the internet. However, convergence is the new religion ( The Real 53). Big companies are changing the business world as we see it through the internet. June 1, Merrill Lynch announced it was joining the internet revolution and would begin selling stocks for $29.95 a trade (Cropper ... K-mart, Nordstrom, Dell Computers, Gateway Computers, Macintosh, AT&T, America Online and many other mass money producing companies all have joined the internet revolution. There are companies still joining the revolution, no matter how big or small they are because they know that some day, they too can be as large and as powerful as the companies who have already taken part of the internet. The internet literally provides all ...
- 1580: Bookreport On The Spy Who Came
- ... two become lovers and Leamas finds out that she is part of the party. He then starts a fight with a shop owner and ends up in prison, all of this was part of a big plan to get Fiedler to come to Leamas and not vice versa. The plan is successful and Fiedler comes into contact with Leamas and interrogates him. He is then brought to East-Germany where he ... dislike his job and wonders about the ethic of it, he is endangering his life and if he is in action he will probably make mistakes due to this weakness. It also explains how the big people used other people for their own purposes and didnt care about them but only about themselves and their own interests. Altogether I believe it is a very good book, at the beginning a ...
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